Combined shade and curtain bracket and venetian blind holder



Jan. 13, 1948. WH|TF|EILD 2,434,252

COMBINED SHADE AND CURTAIN BRACKET AND VENETIAN BLIND HOLDER Filed April26, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor J/wiibeza Maj z? l fi/mfg Jan. 13,1948. wHlTFlELD I 2,434,252

COMBINED SHADE AND CURTAIN BRACKET AND VENETIAN BLIND HO LDER FiledApril 26, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Patented Jan. 13, 19482,434,252 COMBINED SHADE AND CURTAIN BRACKET;

AND VENETIAN B LIND HOLDER Matthew Whitfield, Erlanger, Ky. ApplicationApril 26, 1945, Serial No. 590,422 2 Claims. (01. 248-271) The. presentinvention relates to new and useful improvements in fixtures for windowshade rollers, curtain and drapery rods, as well as embodying supportingmeans for Venetian blinds, and the invention has for its. primary.object to provide an attaching bracket adapted for attaching to a windowframe and to which various types of curtain and drapery holdersmaybeinterchangeably attached and adjustably mounted on the bracket toaccommodate various types of curtain and drapery rods.

A further object of the invention is to. provide an attaching bracket ofthis character having a shade roller support and a Venetian blindsupport integrally formed therewith and adapted for forming a permanentfixture embodying means for interchangeably receiving holders forvarious types of curtain and drapery rods, whereby to avoid thenecessity of frequently removing and replacing the bracket in accordancewith the particular type of curtain or drapery rod desired to besupported thereon.

A further object is to provide a device of this character of simple andpractical construction, which is strong and durable, neat and attractivein appearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise welladapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinaftar described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a pair of the fixtures.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the left hand fixture.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view thereof.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the left hand fixture shown attached to aWindow frame.

Figure 5 is a front elevational view of a re movable curtain rod holder.

Figure 6 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 7 is a side elevational view thereof.

Figure 8 is a front elevational view of a combined curtain and draperyrod support of modified construction.

Figure 9 is a side elevational view thereof.

Figure 10 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 11 is a front elevational view of a modified curtain rod holder.

Figure 12 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 13 is a side elevational view thereof.

Figure 14 is a front elevational view of a holder for a straight curtainrod.

Figure 15 is a side elevational view thereof.

Figure 16 is a top plan view thereof.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the numerals 5 and 6 designatea pair of the combined shade roller, Venetian blind and curtain anddrapesupporting fixtures, the numeral 5 designating the left handfixture, while the numeral6 designates the right hand fixture.

attaching plate I and extending at right angles thereto is a channelmember ll positioned horizontally. against the front of the windowcasing I2.

Integrallyformed with the channel member II and rising therefrom is anupright I3 having a forwardly projecting arm- I4 provided with a slot I5in its upper edge and in which one end of a shade roller is adapted forpositioning.

A shelf I6 is formed at the lower edge of the plate I and projectshorizontally outwardly therefrom and on which one end of a Venetianblind may be supported.

A tongue I! extends upwardly from the rear end of the shelf- I6 and arelatively smaller tongue I8 extends upwardly from the front end of theshelf, the tongues I1 and I8 forming stops to prevent sliding movementof the Venetian blind forwardly or rearwardly on the shelf.

The channel member II is formed with upper and lower inwardly projectingflanges I9 and 20 forming guides behind which the oppositely extendingfianges 2| and 22 of a resilient V-shaped curtain rod holder 23 isadapted for slidable en-' gagement, the holder 23 being adjustablelongitudinally in the channel member II.

As illustrated in Figure 4 of the drawings, a pair of the holders 23 maybe mounted in the channel member II for supporting the ends of curtainand drapery rods of a type adapted to telescope over the outwardlyprojecting ends of the holder.

In order to support curtain and drapery rods of a type having verticallyextending slots therein, the holder is constructed in the form asillustrated in Figures 8 to 10, inclusive, and includes a pair ofupstanding arms 24 formed with a plate 25 having its upper and loweredges slidably received in the flanges I9 and 20 of the channel-shapedmember I I.

In Figures 11 to 13, inclusive, I have illustrated a modifiedconstruction for the curtain and drapery rod holder and which comprisesa pair of oppositely extending flanges 26 and 27 from which the V-shapedresilient member 28 projects, the outer end of the member 28 beingenlarged in the form of a beading 29, to provide more effective frictiongripping engagement in the end of a curtain or drapery rod. The flanges26 and 21 are slidably mounted in the channel member H in the samemanner as the holder 23, as illustrated in Figure 4 of the drawings.

In Figures 14 to 16, inclusive, a trough-shaped holder 30 is' providedfor supporting a straight curtain or drapery rod thereon, the holder 30'ice-'- ing formed at the outer end of an arm 3| pro vided with a flange32 at its inner end. The other end of the arm 3| is supported by a brace33 also having a flange 34 formed at its inner end, the flanges 32 and34 being slidably received behind the flanges l9 member ll.

From the foregoin it will be apparent that the brackets or fixtures and6 may be attached to the opposite sides of the window casing to providepermanent supportin means for a shade roller as well as a Venetian blindand also embodying interchangeable curtain and drapery rod holders toaccommodate various types of curtain and drapery rods.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings, it is believed that a clear understanding of theconstruction, operation and advantages of the device will be quiteapparent to those skilled in r the art. A more detailed description isaccordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though I have herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of my invention, the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention; what I claim is:

1. A combination window frame fixture for supporting a Venetian blind, acurtain and drapery supporting rod, and a' shade roller, said fixturecomprising an attaching plate adapted for attachment to the inside ofsaid frame in horiand 20 of the channel-shaped end of' the platezontally extending position, an edge shelf on said plate extendinghorizontally therefrom and adapted to support one end of the Venetianblind, a channeled member extending from one at a right angle theretoand adapted to extend across the front of said frame,

* and means adapted to support a curtain and drapery rod removablymounted in said channeled member, and slidably adjustable along thesame, said plate including a forwardly projecting arm adapted to supportone end of the shade roller.

2. A combination window frame fixture for supporting a Venetian blind,a. curtain and drapery supporting rod, and a shade roller, said flxturecomprising an attaching plate adapted for attachment to the inside ofsaid frame in horizontally extending position, an edge shelf on saidplate extending horizontally therefrom and adapted to support one end ofthe Venetian blind, a channeled member extending from one end of theplate at a right angle thereto, means adapted to support a curtain anddrapery rod removably mounted in said channeled member and slidablyadjustable along the same, said plate including a forwardly projectingarm adapted to support one end of the shade roller, said shelf beingprovided with end stops adapted to confine said end of the Venetianblind on the shelf.

MATTHEW WHITFIELD.

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